Most of the republicans are about to be swept out of power and into extinction. Mark my words..

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62. Another fellow optimist here!

And I'm putting a lot of my faith in the younger generation. My kids are 20 and 22, and while they love arguing with my hubby and me, they might be even more liberal than we are (and THAT is saying something).

They worry A LOT about climate change--so worried that they don't drive. They live in a city about an hour away, and they use public transportation exclusively. They are terrified of drugs and alcohol; my 22-year-old son brags that he has never allowed alcohol to pass his lips (even though their parents regularly drink wine and beer in front of them). They give money to people on the streets, and don't understand why we have to have people living on the streets. They worry about their friends, and help them when they can. They worry A LOT about gun violence. Even though they haven't been involved in a mass shooting, gun violence has touched their lives, and they truly don't get why anyone needs an AR15.

And they VOTE.

And they don't just vote because Mom and Dad said to. They consider it a responsibility. To them, as well as many of their friends, not voting would be, well...stupid.

I know young voters are not "likely" voters, but I truly believe that that is changing as of this year. My optimistic hope is that all of these polls are discounting what I think will be the biggest surprise of all--young people making a difference at the ballot box.